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2.1.13
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A ATOZOFSPORTIN2012
MORE A-Z OF
SPORTS, PAGES 7,9
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Andrew McMillan
The Cromwell-born swimming star
competed in the London Olympics
in August in the 4x200m freestyle
relay team and was called into the
4x100m medley relay that came
ninth overall. In November, in
Australia, he led the New Zealand
team to its first surf lifesaving
championship in 14 years.
Brad Pako
The 16-year-old
Cromwell
woodchopper was
named 2012
Cromwell
Sportsperson of the
Year after an
outstanding season
culminating in
being
selected as
the youngest
member to be
named in the
New Zealand
under-21
team which
competed
against Australia in September.
He also successfully defended his
title as the South Island under-21
champion. This year he will again
defend the title in January and
compete at the New Zealand trials
in April.
Challenge
Wanaka
Challenge Wanaka
has grown to be
New Zealand s
largest triathlon
festival involving
more than 2000
sportspeople. In
2012 it was found to have brought
more than $6 million of direct
economic benefit into the region.
This year s event is the seventh
and biggest yet. It runs between
January 13 and 19 and has this
year attracted two-time world
champion and 12 times iron
distance champion, Chris Macca
McCormack.
Downhill
mountainbiking
The extreme drama
of downhill
mountainbiking on
Queenstown s
fabulous Bobs Peak
track has helped
cement the area s
reputation for biking of all sorts
and contributed to the success of
the Queenstown Bike Festival.
Held for the second time this year
the festival attracted champions
of all types of biking and events
including endurance races,
children s training, slopestyle and,
of course, downhill racing.
Equestrian
rider visits
Equestrian rider
Nick Gauntlett, of
Britain, visits
Queenstown and
tells us how
surprised he is how
few kiwis compete
in his chosen sport.
Events need more money thrown
at them to attract top talent, the
world championship silver-
medallist said.
Fynn
Thompson
The 16-year-old
Wakatipu High
School pupil burst
into triathlons in
2010 and this year
was sixth in the
under-19 ITU
Triathlon
World
Champs in
Auckland,
despite being
one of the
youngest in
the race.
He also won
the under-16
New Zealand
Duathlon title in convincing
fashion in Taupo in October.
Georgia Brown
The Queenstown
teenager is seen as
a future soccer star
and was this year a
member of the FIFA
under-20 Women s
World Cup which
came nail-bitingly
close to the quarter finals in the
world champs in
Japan, in
August.
Competing at
that level saw
her awarded a
scholarship at
Texas Tech
University,
beginning in
January.
Adam Hall
Ranked number-one
in the world in
slalom paralympic
skiing, the 2010 gold
medallist claimed
four world cup wins
in 2012 (two in
slalom, one in Super
G and one in Super Combined).
With his sights set on the next
Winter Paralympics in Sochi,
Russia, 2014, he is delighted to be
able to compete on home territory
this year with the inclusion of the
International Paralympic
Committee World Cups in alpine
slalom, giant slalom and para
snowboard in the Central Otago-
based NZ Winter Games in August.
Ice Hockey
The 2012 season
was almost as good
as it gets for the
Queenstown-based
Southern Stampede
and its legions of
fans.
After reaching the
finals in 2011 the
team had a dismal start to 2012
but finished the play-offs in top
spot, securing a Queenstown final
for the first time since the league
started in 2005.
Tickets sold within 90 minutes on
the night only to see their shot at
the national championship title
swiped by Canterbury s Red Devils
with a controversial penalty goal
during a fulltime shoot out.